Focusing on fidelity: narrative review and recommendations for improving intervention fidelity within trials of health behaviour change interventions

E Toomey, W Hardeman, N Hankonen… - Health Psychology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Interventions to change behaviour have substantial potential to impact
positively on individual and overall public health. Despite an increasing focus on health …

Physical activity and mental health; it is more than just a prescription

AL Rebar, A Taylor - Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2017 - Elsevier
Most mental health and physical activity research describes unidirectional causes of
physical activity on mental health, and as a result, a strong evidence base is being …

The effect of a one-year vigorous physical activity intervention on fitness, cognitive performance and mental health in young adolescents: the Fit to Study cluster …

TM Wassenaar, CM Wheatley, N Beale… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Physical activity (PA) may positively stimulate the brain, cognition and mental
health during adolescence, a period of dynamic neurobiological development. High …

[HTML][HTML] Web-based intervention using behavioral activation and physical activity for adults with depression (the eMotion study): pilot randomized controlled trial

JD Lambert, CJ Greaves, P Farrand, L Price… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - jmir.org
Background Physical activity is a potentially effective treatment for depression and
depressive relapse. However, promoting physical activity in people with depression is …

Measuring implementation fidelity of school-based obesity prevention programmes: a systematic review

R Schaap, K Bessems, R Otten, S Kremers… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Until now, there is no clear overview of how fidelity is assessed in school-based
obesity prevention programmes. In order to move the field of obesity prevention programmes …

Surveying knowledge, practice and attitudes towards intervention fidelity within trials of complex healthcare interventions

D McGee, F Lorencatto, K Matvienko-Sikar, E Toomey - Trials, 2018 - Springer
Background Intervention fidelity is the degree to which interventions have been
implemented as intended by their developers. Assessing fidelity is crucial for accurate …

Does the design of the NHS Low‐Calorie Diet Programme have fidelity to the programme specification? A documentary review of service parameters and behaviour …

TS Evans, P Dhir, D Radley, C Duarte… - Diabetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background NHS England commissioned four independent service providers to pilot low‐
calorie diet programmes to drive weight loss, improve glycaemia and potentially achieve …

Home physical exercise protocol for older adults, applied remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol for randomized and controlled trial

A D'Oliveira, LC De Souza, E Langiano… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) at the beginning of 2020, considered a
public health emergency due to its high transmission rate and lack of specific treatment, led …

The case for prioritizing implementation strategy fidelity measurement: benefits and challenges

CF Akiba, BJ Powell, BW Pence… - Translational …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Implementation strategies are systematic approaches to improve the uptake and
sustainability of evidence-based interventions. They frequently focus on changing provider …

Is the NHS diabetes prevention Programme intervention delivered as planned? An observational study of fidelity of intervention delivery

DP French, RE Hawkes, P Bower… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS-DPP) has been
delivered by four commercial organizations across England, to prevent people with impaired …